run-in
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run-in
(rŭn′ĭn′)n.
1. A quarrel or argument.
2. Printing Matter that is added to a text.
adj. Printing
Having been added to or inserted into a text: run-in copy.
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run′-in`
n.
1. a quarrel; argument.
2. Print. matter added to a text without indenting for a new paragraph.
[1900–05]
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| Noun | 1. |  run-in - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"difference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict - a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" bust-up - a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship) |
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run-in
noun (Informal) fight, row, argument, dispute, set-to (informal), encounter, brush, confrontation, quarrel, skirmish, tussle, altercation, face-off (slang), turf war (informal), dust-up (informal), contretemps We had a run-in with the Tax people the other day.
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run-in
noun1. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed:
altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle.
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run-in
[ˈrʌnɪn] N2. (= argument) → altercado m
3. (in contest, election) → desempate m
4. (= rehearsal) → ensayo m
5. (Typ) → palabras fpl insertadas en un párrafo
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run-in
n (inf: = argument) → Streit m
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